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Apiculture and Fisciculture MCQ - NEET Practice Questions with Answers
Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET
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EASYWhich of the following is a benefit of beekeeping?
What are the uses of beeswax?
The term ‘apiculture’ refers to
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Which one of the following products of apiculture is used in cosmetics and polishes:
Which one of the following is marine fish?
Which of the following is a marine fish commonly used in sushi?
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Bee-keeping
- Bee-keeping or apiculture is the maintenance of hives of honeybees for the production of honey.
- It has been an age-old cottage industry.
- Honeybee also produces beeswax, which finds many uses in industry, such as in the preparation of cosmetics and polishes of various kinds.
- The increased demand for honey has led to large-scale beekeeping practices; it has become an established income-generating industry, whether practised on a small or on a large scale.
- The following points are important for successful bee-keeping:
- Knowledge of the nature and habits of bees,
- Selection of a suitable location for keeping the beehives,
- Catching and hiving of swarms (a group of bees),
- Management of beehives during different seasons, and
- Handling and collection of honey and of beeswax.
Fisheries
- The fishery is an industry devoted to the catching, processing or selling of fish, shellfish or other aquatic animals.
- A large number of our population is dependent on fish, fish products and other aquatic animals such as prawn, crab, lobster, edible oyster, etc., for food.
- Some of the freshwater fishes which are very common include Catla, Rohu and common carp.
- Some of the marine fishes that are eaten include – Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets.
- In order to meet the increasing demands on fisheries, different techniques have been employed to increase production.
- For example, through aquaculture and pisciculture, we have been able to increase the production of aquatic plants and animals, both fresh-water and marine.
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